Package-tie.



H. S. BRILL.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. ll", 19184 1 ,298,877, 7 Patented Apr; 1, 1919..

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HENRY S. BRILL, 0TB NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed December 11, 1918. Serial No. 266,320.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BRILL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Package-Tiea of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a package tie which will be simple and effective and which is adjustable to wrapping of various lengths and which cannot be unfastened without destroying the tie and which cannot be tampered with without the tampering effect being obvious.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a package in perspective with my improved tie applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a detail view on an enlarged scale representing in front viewthe plunger and socket detached and the fastening cord free to be slid through the plunger.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a view with the front plate of the socket removed, the plunger being partly inserted into the socket and Fig. 5 is a similar view with the plunger shown at the limit of its inward movement with the plunger and socket interlocked and the fastening cord secured to the plunger.

The lock which I have chosen to illustrate in connection with my improved package tie is substantially like the lock shown and described in my pending application filed May 6, 1918, Serial No. 232,832.

The plunger of the lock is denoted by 1 and it has an offset portion 2 in its end. A double latch 3 is pivoted in the offset portion 2 of the plunger So that the front face of the latch is substantially flush with the front face of the plunger.

The socket comprises the back plate 4, the front plate 5 and the side strip 6. This side strip has its ends turned inwardly to form two walls 7 and 8 of an opening, the other walls of the opening being formed by the back and front plates 4: and 5.

The walls 7 and 8 terminate a short distance from the inclined surface 9 opposite the inner end of the said opening in the socket. The plunger 1 is of such cross sec tional area as to snugly fit the walls of the opening in the socket when inserted therein.

When the plunger is inserted into the socket the latch 3 will be swung crosswise of the opening by its engagement with the inclined surface 9 and the plunger and socket thereby interlocked.

The fastening cord has one end secured within the socket as for instance by inserting the end through a hole in the top of the side strip 6 and knotting said end as shown at 11. Thecord is then passed through a hole 12 in the top of the side strip 6 to form a loop 10. It is then passed out of the socket through a hole 151 in the inclined bottom 9 of the side strip. The portion 13 of the fastening cord is then passed through the plunger 1 with a return bend to form a bight. The cord is slidable through the socket to increase and decrease the size of the loop 10 and slidable through the plunger to adjust the length of the cord to the particular wrapping desired. The end of the cord beyond the plunger is denoted by 15 and the parallel holes in the plunger by 16 and 17. These holes open through the outer end of the plunger and also into the offset portion 2.

Means are providedfor fastening the cord to the plunger when the desired length has been provided, which means is herein shown as a staple 18 having its prongs driven through the cord within the holes 16 and 17, at such a point that when the plunger and socket are interlocked the staple will be located within the socket where it cannot be tampered with. A cross recess 19 may be provided in the face of the plunger to countersink the staple 18.

In applying the tie to a package after the fastening cord has been wrapped around the package in the desired manner the fastening cord is slid through the plunger to take up all the slack. The cord is then fastened to the plunger and the excess cord is cut off at the end 15 and the plunger is inserted into the socket to lock the plunger and socket together.

It is to be understood that the cord loop 10 may be or may not be used as found desirable for different types of wrapping. If the cord loop 10 is used it may be adjusted to different lengths to readily adapt the tie to packages of varying sizes. It is furthermore to be understood that by the term cord I intend to cover any equivalent flexible means.

It is evident that various changes may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself Ztrictly to the structure herein set forth,

What I claim is:

1. A package tie including two interlocking members, a fastening cord having one end secured. to one member and its other end slidable in the other member, and means for permanently fastening the cord to said last named member after thelength desired for a certain wrapping has been provided.

2. A package tie including two interlocking members, a fastening cord having one end secured to one member and a portion passed through the member to form an adjustable loop, its other end being slidable in the other member, and means for permanently fastening the cord to said last member after the length desired for a certain wrapping has been provided.

3. A package tie including a plunger, a socket arranged to receive-and interlock with the plunger, a fastening cord having one end secured within the socket and its other .end slidable in the plunger with a return Copies of this patent may be obtained for bend to form a bight, and means to permanently fasten the cord to the plunger after the length desired for a certain wrapping has been provided.

4. A package tie including a plunger, a socket arranged to receive and interlock with the plunger, a fastening cord having one end secured within the socket and a portion passed through the socket to form an adjustable loop, its other end slidable in the plunger with a return bend to form a bight and means for permanently fastening the cord to the plunger after the length desired for a certain wrapping has been provided.

5. A package tie including a plunger, a socket arranged to receive and interlock with the plunger, a fastening cord having one end secured within the socket and its other end slidable in the plunger with a return bend to form a bight, and means engaging the cord to permanently fasten the cord at a plurality of points to the plunger.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this third day of December, 1918.

HENRY S. BRILL.

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Washington, D. G. 

